FNUS73 KFGF 171412
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRANDY LAKE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
912 AM CDT MON MAY 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

TODAY WILL BE WARM AND MOSTLY SUNNY AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTROLS THE
UPPER MIDWEST. EXPECT LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS...BUT DIRECTION COULD
BE A BIT VARIABLE UNTIL ABOUT 1 PM. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE
EXCELLENT...SO SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE EXCELLENT DESPITE THE
LIGHT WIND. RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD GET DOWN TO NEAR 30
PERCENT...BUT COULD BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER IF MORE CUMULUS CLOUDS
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON THAN EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9400-10400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........58  58  58  56  52  48  44  40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............64  67  70  72  73  73  74  74
RH..............50  41  37  36  35  34  33  35
20 FT WIND DIR..S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5   6   7   7   7   6   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  15  15  15  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH LATE
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........36     30     26     23     20     19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............73     67     60     55     51     48
RH..............40     48     62     73     84     94
20 FT WIND......SE 4   SE 4   SE 4   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      10

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8200-8800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 16 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........18        17        17        17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............47        60        71        74
RH..............95        58        38        35
20 FT WIND......SE 5G10   S 6G10    S 7G10    S 7G10

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FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI
REQUESTED BY...CORY HENRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100517.BRAND.01/FGF